Anselm Grün (in English also: Anselm Gruen), OSB (born 14 January 1945 in ,

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) is a German

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. He is in charge of

Münsterschwarzach Abbey Münsterschwarzach Abbey (Abtei Münsterschwarzach, formerly often known as Kloster Schwarzach or Schwarzach Abbey), is a Benedictine monastery in Germany. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Schwarzach and Main in Bavaria. Carolingian ...

's financial matters, as its ''cellarer''. He has written around 300 books focused on

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, of which more than 15 million copies have been sold in 30 languages. He also conducts courses and lectures, and provides spiritual counseling for

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Biography

Grün finished his school years in 1964 with the

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equivalent

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at the grammar school in

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, Germany. In the same year he began as a

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at the nearby Benedictine Münsterschwarzach Abbey. From 1965 to 1971 he studied

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and

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at St. Ottilien Archabbey and in

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. In 1974 he completed his PhD in theology on

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. From 1974 to 1976 he studied

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, then became the ''cellarer'' of Münsterschwarzach Abbey, where he is responsible for the economic administration of its 280 employees and 20 businesses.

References

External links

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Official Website of Anselm Grün
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